CORTLAND – Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow spent Sunday’s practice looking like they were still dealing with rain-soaked footballs.

The Jets practiced in sunshine Sunday after Saturday’s rain-soaked practice, but both quarterbacks were erratic throughout 11-on-11 drills in the team’s first training camp practice in pads.

Sanchez finished 1-for-7 in team drills, failing to repeat his strong performances from the first two days of camp. Tebow also finished 1-for-7 in that portion of practice, including an action-packed opening series. He slipped and fell as he handed the ball off on the first play, then sailed a swing pass well over the head wide receiver Eron Riley in the left flat.

He then held the ball for what seemed like forever before sailing an incomplete pass deep down the right sideline to second-round pick Stephen Hill, drew a big cheer from the crowd for scrambling and held the ball for a lengthy period again before throwing another incomplete pass to tight end Dedrick Epps.

Both fared better in 7-on-7s, where Sanchez was 5-for-7 in 7-on-7s and Tebow was 4-for-6, though one of Tebow’s passes was a deep ball down the middle that landed right in the hands of Epps, who dropped the ball.

Their collective performance allowed coach Rex Ryan to get the line of the day when he joked afterwards, “I hope we can run the ball.”

Ryan praised Maybin’s work rate after practice and said that the linebacker could earn his way into more packages this season if he keeps it up.

“I can definitely see that,” Ryan said. “He’s gonna earn that. You have to earn your way out there, and I think he’s on his way to earning more reps, more responsibilities from us.”

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On the injury front, fullback Fui Vakapuna, linebacker Marcus Dowtin and safety LaRon Landry worked out on the side with trainers. After participating in practice Saturday, Landry is rotating days on and off of participating in team drills as he continues to recover from an Achilles/foot issue that ended his 2011 season with the Redskins.

In addition, Demario Davis (hamstring), Jeff Otah (knee) and Jeremy Kerley (hamstring) continued to work out without pads.

Josh Baker had to leave the field for awhile because he broke his nose, but later returned. He was held out of contact drills.

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In the kicking matchup, Josh Brown went 3-for-4, missing from 32 yards out. Incumbent Nick Folk went 3-for-5, including missing from 45 and 46 yards, with his last attempt clanging off the left upright.

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The offense’s highlight of the day may have come on its final play, when third-string QB Greg McElroy hit wide receiver Raymond Webber deep down the left sideline for a touchdown. Defensive back Antonio Allen had an impressive day on the other side of the ball, picking off Matt Simms in 7-on-7 drills and McElroy during the team session.